A collection of tales written over the past decade. The genres are different as are the lengths, and two are specifically written for this publication. The stories tug at your heartstrings, make you think about your own humanity while at the same time make you fear what is lurking in the dark corners of the human psyche. A young man is on a mission to save his life on his twenty-fifth birthday when he receives a gold coin from his parents... Four friends head out to a secluded cabin and soon find they are not alone in the wilderness... A couple enjoys a day at the local fair, until the power goes out and they are stuck with a bird's eye view of an attack of the undead... A hiker lost in the woods with a sprained ankle, gets help from a very unlikely source...